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April/May, 2006 - Vol. 19, No. 6.
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- Spinning Tops - by Andrew Sinclair-Day - The glass tops I’ll show you in this article are a blast to make, and take about 15 to 30 minutes to complete depending on the complexity of the design. Experiment with shapes and colors...
- Salem Community College Offers New Glass Art Degree - by Chuck Erhardt - Salem Community College has developed a new associate in fine arts degree in glass art. Started in 2001 as an associate in arts degree, SCC’s two-year program allows students to focus on flameworking, kiln-forming and cold-construction processes.
“The program provides students with a solid foundation in using glass as a sculptural material,” said Anna Boothe, who serves as instructional chair and program coordinator. “The curriculum stresses the importance of technical ability and critical thinking in creating glass pieces.”...- Small Wonders: Perfume Bottles From Hollow Beads - by Janelle Zorko - I passed a shop window display case in which a Boro artist had placed small vessels and bottles for sale. I fell in love! When I began lampworking with soft glass, I researched small vessels again. Often the tutorials I found involved the “hollow core” method of winding glass around a pre-made structure of steel wool, which is tediously removed after annealing. Another method is forming a vessel around the end of a solid mandrel—a good way of creating small amphorae that hold a drop or two of essential oil. Obviously, vessels can also be blown at the torch using a hollow mandrel or blow pipe. However, my favorite method is the one demonstrated here...
- Seattle - Kobe: Glass Brings Sister-Cities Together - Janelle Zorko and Larry Scott - The cities of Seattle and Kobe, Japan, have shared a sister-city relationship since 1957. When the Kobe Lampwork Glass Museum asked if the Fire & Rain Glass Bead Society would participate in an exhibition of Seattle and Washington State glass beadmakers, the group jumped at the chance...
- Step by Step Article - by DeborahCarlson - BACK TO BASICS! Making Decorative Glass Canes: Making filigrana, internal filigrana twisty cane and internal ribbon twist cane ... To make a simple internal twisty filigrana (zigzag) cane, take a large diameter clear rod and add a stripe of color to it. To add a stripe of color, flash the clear rod into the flame the length of the rod you wish to create while heating the end of the colored rod, Then, touch the end of the colored rod to the top of the clear rod, and push down slightly to attach them together (picture #1). While keeping the colored rod in the flame, slowly “feed” it onto the tube in a striping motion, similar to putting...
- Butterfly Marble - by Sabina Boehm - This is a step by step on how to make a butterfly marble using an embedding technique on a rod. This design manifested several years ago after learning the original technique from John Kobuki. I’m showing you what I do, but the possibilities are limitless...
- Form Consciousness - by Matthew Eskuche - In this demonstration, I will explain some of the most important factors that I’ve found in working with solid color encasement of tubing at the torch. This is the type of basic flameworking knowledge I will be promoting through a series of classes and workshops at schools around the country this summer...
- The Glass Line Challenge: How Was This Done? - The winner of the Witches’ Ball Challenge is... ???? ??????.
So what is the point of the Glass Line Challenge? I've always felt that part of the idea behind these types of contests was for people to learn from what others have done. This helps breed ingenuity and creativity. Necessity may be the mother of invention, but lack of resources is the seed...- Step by Step Article - by Andrew Sinclair-Day - Custom Name Pendants ... I'm writing this article to introduce to you a little something I picked up in heart of the valley that has proven to be very successful for Lozano Glassworks: custom name pendants...
- Glassified Ads - April/May, 2006 - Vol. 19 No. 6.
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- In The Dark - by Eddie Seese... Working with the Glo-glass was a new challenge, trying to balance the need for concentrated color and at the same time applying a lot of detail. Once molten hot, Glo-glass is almost completely invisible, so you have to have a good feel for exactly what you’re trying to achieve. All you can see is a ghost of what should be there. The 18-cane Ghost Filigrana was the most...
- Surface-Decorating - by Richard Clements... Many years ago, I discovered this surface-decorating technique. I have never seen it described in any article or seen anybody use it, so I thought it may be of interest. I particularly like it, as it changes the surface of the glass so much ...
- Inspired by Nature - by Tim Lindemann... Many of you may be asking yourselves, “Why did this guy go into the sciences when it is so different from art?” Personally, I think art and science have more common ground than most people realize. Is science artistic? No, not really. Is art scientific? Mostly, no. But, they both require creativity, and to excel at either you have to be creative and self-disciplined...
- The Glass Line Challenge: How Was This Done? - Witches’ Ball
...So what is the point of the Glass Line Challenge? I've always felt that part of the idea behind these types of contests was for people to learn from what others have done. This helps breed ingenuity and creativity. Necessity may be the mother of invention, but lack of resources is the seed...- Step by Step Article: Sectional Vase Techniques - by Jacob Lee... This article is a demonstration of a few color-working techniques that I use to create sectional vessels. Much of the time I divide the colored sections, using clear to add some contrast and let more light through. Often, I will coil large sections of colored tubing to build vessels with later. I have also found that coiling each section can have its place, so I used this technique quite a bit in this demo...
- Step by Step Article: Sculpting a Glass Horse with Moretti - by Lance McRorie of FlameTree Glass, Inc.... Build a large gather of glass for the horse’s body. Continue to build up the horse’s body musculature in his hind and fore quarters. Keep the whole horse warm...
- The Art of Collaboration - by Mark Lammi... Every part of this project served as a learning process for me. I generally find myself to be pretty firm in my convictions regarding my opinions and approaches to my chosen medium. However, I find that by collaborating with other artists, I am able to understand and benefit from other people’s approaches to various procedures in the glass shop. It’s very interesting for me to see the things that others have learned relating to technique and ...
- Salem Community College - International Flameworking Conference to be Held March 17-19 ... International Flameworking Conference chair Paul Stankard has announced that world-renowned artist Ginny Ruffner will headline the 2006 International Flameworking Conference at Salem Community College in Carneys Point, New Jersey, March 17-19. Ruffner’s March 17 presentation, will feature a slide lecture and reception that is free and open to the public.
Ruffner is internationally recognized for her glass sculpture...- Step by Step Article: Dragonfly - by Milon Townsend ... One of the things that is unique to this specific piece is the method for achieving the segmented tail section of the body. Common to most insects is the segmented legs, starting in a down direction, then going up, and then going down again. This gives the insect great strength, maneuverability and if we are true to this detail in our glass piece, it gives it believability...
- Glassified Ads - February/March, 2006 - Vol. 19 No. 5.
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- A 5 part article titled: The Art of the Goblet
The sections will be as follows: Part 5. The Art of Goblets Part V: Some Assembly Required – "Some assembly required” has become an ironic expression which asks the person following the directions to place a great deal of faith into the creative process. The assembly of Venetian style goblets is not so enigmatic.
- Oxygen Generators: They Work, But Learn Before You Buy – I hate articles that do not have specific information so here it is: Most burners like the Carlisle, Bethlehem and GTT use about 30-40 CFH burning the inner ring. The outer ring burns about 120 CFH. This difference means that the way you use your burner determines how much...
- The Teaching Facility of FlameTree Glass, Inc. A State-of-the-Art Facility with Cutting Edge Classes – Each station has eight G.T.T. Bobcats, eyewear, various marvers, tungsten rakes and pokers, tweezers, mashers, hot fingers and other lampworking tools. A set of eight G.T.T. Phantoms is used when larger lampworking projects are called for. Multiple state of the art digital controlled kilns grace the studio all equipped with flip up side...
- “Wig Wag” Marble – One of the techniques that Andy uses on a day to day basis, in many different applications, is a “wig wag” pattern. This can also be modified into a “butterfly pattern”. He uses color tubing for this process and makes it in a way that allows him to produce as big of a section...
- Hot Glass, Cool Production – Here is an idea for you to try. You may end up adding it to your seasonal production...
- Sculpting Soft Glass - Making Cherub Ornaments – Currently, I am creating glass cherub and angel ornaments for the Christmas season. Following are the steps I follow to produce these pieces...
- Lily with Encased Stamen Cane – Part II – Milon Townsend – (An ongoing series of technical presentations on making elements from the natural world: flowers, marine life, animals, birds, insects, and the like. Each would be presented in a problem/solution format.) – Pay attention to the fluting of the edges of the petals. Small touches like that make a large difference in the realism of the piece, or, as Paul Stankard likes to say, the organic credibility...
- Glassified Ads - December/January, 2005/06 - Vol. 19 No. 4.
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- A 5 part article titled: The Art of the Goblet
The sections will be as follows: Part 4. The Art of Goblets Part IV: Tops ...The most important thing to know about making goblets is to be able to turn the glass evenly in the fire. Whether you are pulling points, blowing shapes, etc., everything must be heated evenly. All mistakes can be traced back to uneven heat.” Remschneider believes there are two secrets to making goblet tops...- Sedona Bicone - by Kimberly Jo Affleck - This Step by Step outlines my process for a gently rounded bicone that incorporates several different colors and both silver and copper leaf. The glass colors were chosen for their reactions with either the silver or the copper leaf. I call the bead “Sedona” as it was inspired by the area near Sedona, Arizona.
- Practical Insight for the Lampworker – by Andrew Kruse-Ross - Below are some general thoughts that have helped us succeed with our lampwork. We hope that the following will assist the beginning or intermediate lampworker in taking their skill and their business to the next level.
- How to Make a Borosilicate Glass Pen - by Mark Lammi – One product that has proven to be quite popular for me is hollow pens made with borosilicate glass. This is a product that is relatively simple and one that I enjoy making for the most part...
- Deborah Carlson & AGI - And… come they did; 94 strong, all converging on the rural woodland of western Pennsylvania. Only, this year, there was something different in the air. They came with a definite purpose of gathering together to celebrate and learn their medium as art. For, this year, they came to dedicate a new building, a permanent place of meeting, the building of a new family. They discovered that they not only had glass as their common thread, but...
- Meet Scott Bouwens and His Line of Tools for Lampwork Beadmakers – This keeps your hands steady and equidistant from the flame for outstanding comfort and control. This helps with precision and made me a faster beadmaker, but I knew there was more that could be done for lampworkers...
- Lily with Encased Stamen Cane – Part I – Milon Townsend – This piece will illustrate several important technical points. The first is the stamen cane, which was first shown me by Dave Strobel during a class that I gave at the Eugene Glass School. You always learn when you teach, and I like this cane technique very much. One of the things that make my application of it work as well as it does is the Super Heavy Wall Tubing that I encased the Northstar Canary and Star White rod in. (An ongoing series of technical presentations on making elements from the natural world: flowers, marine life, animals, birds, insects, and the like. Each would be presented in a problem/solution format.)
- Glassified Ads - October/November, 2005 - Vol. 19 No. 3.
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- Elements of the Natural World #1 - Fish - by Milon Townsend - An ongoing series of technical presentations on making elements from the natural world: flowers, marine life, animals, birds, insects, and the like. Each would be presented in a problem/solution format.
- First G.A.S. Ausglass Show Held - by Richard Clements - For the first time in Australia, flameworking was very much a feature, with demos all day long on the Sunday, including Mark Elliot and Christian Arnold, who did a combined 3 hour session with a live band playing...
- Fantasy Art: A Step By Step Tutorial on Mermaids and Fairies: Part Two/Soda Lime/Moretti/Murano Glass - by Lance McRorie of FlameTree Glass, Inc. -
- A 4 part article titled: The Art of the Goblet
The sections will be as follows: Part 3. Making a goblet stem with Lewis C. Wilson / Step-by-Step “Hoop Dancer”...- Contemporary Glass Art Marbles - by Perry Kenin - The very most important thing I do for my art, is allow myself the privilege to have fun doing it. Being a golfer, I found the better I got at the game, the more serious I forced myself to take it. At the point of losing the original intent of enjoyment from the game, it was time to evaluate. True, in creating art, there are technical hurdles that one needs to be able to accomplish...
- Call for Artists: Opportunities at The Corning Museum of Glass - Two immediate opportunities for artists working in glass are available through The Corning Museum of Glass...
- Glass Art Society's 35th Annual Conference A Success - GAS' third conference held outside North America was successful, with around 875 people from 31 different countries enjoying the numerous demonstrations, lectures, panels, parties, and other events...
- Glassified Ads - August/September, 2005 - Vol. 19 No. 2.
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- The Magic of Gold and Silver Fuming: Personal Theories, Applications, and Possibilities - by Kenan Tiemeyer - Fuming precious metals has brought more magic to glass than anything else I had experienced previously. I began to see fuming not so much as creating metallic effects on or in glass but more as energy and light transfers to glass...
- Carlisle’s New Glass School - “This school will be a technically state of the art glass studio and learning facility,” says Frank Hedges, Executive Director. “We will work to develop leading-edge emerging glass working technology within the classroom while emphasizing the possibilities of a commercial form of glass artistry.”...
- Fantasy Art: A Step By Step Tutorial on Mermaids and Fairies: Part One/Borosilicate Glass - by Lance McRorie of FlameTree Glass, Inc. - This is the first of a two part series in the sculpting of two prominent figures in the realm of fantasy art, Mermaids and Fairies. In Part One, I will discuss and demonstrate, step by step how to create these wonderful mythological creatures in hard glass...
- The Art of Goblets Part III:
Due to the unforseen crazyness of Julie Reynolds’ - Ceramix 101 business and Doug Remschneider's need to make glass for customers to make a living we didn't get this installment of the article finished in time. But we'll be back in the next issue. Thanks!"...- International Flameworking Conference marks fifth anniversary with record crowd - According to Conference Chair Paul J. Stankard, glass artists and students are taking advantage of the International Flameworking Conference “by keeping abreast of technical developments in the field and by being challenged by the masters who are demonstrating their techniques...
- Glass Bottle Stoppers: A Flameworker’s Guide to Decorative Corking - by Maryjane Michaud - After many lopsided and muddy-colored attempts, I came up with a wine stopper design that’s sophisticated and stylish yet relatively quick to produce and inexpensive to make. Corkers© were born. I market the chrome-based stoppers as the perfect gift for a host or hostess or as a thoughtful housewarming present when paired with a tasty bottle of wine.
In this Step-By-Step, I’ll be forming a snake-skin patterned ball shape from borosilicate glass which will then be bonded to a pre-purchased chrome base...- Philadelphia’s National Liberty Museum - Glass Now 2005 will honor Pennsylvania artist Christopher Ries as the National Liberty Museum’s “Artist as Hero.” Ries began his long and respected career in glass art under the tutelage of the legendary Harvey K. Littleton...
- Glassified Ads - June/July, 2005 - Vol. 19 No. 1.
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